Zucchini Palya

Ingredients:
2 medium sized Zucchini
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/3 tsp Chilly powder
Grape sized Jaggery
3 - 4 tsp grated Coconut
Salt to taste
1 tsp Black Gram seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 strand of Curry leaves
1 - 2 broken Red Chilly pieces
2 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Chop the Zucchini into medium sized thin pieces as shown in the picture below.

Add black gram seeds, mustard seeds, broken red chillies, oil in a pan/heavy bottomed vessel and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and add the chopped zucchini. Add turmeric, jaggery, chilly powder, salt and mix them well. Cook them well by covering the lid by without adding any water in medium flame.

Once the water content is evaporated and its cooked, add grated coconut and mix well. Keep the playa in low flame for about 2-3 mins.

Mix well before serving. It goes well with Rice/Chapathi.

Godhi Kadi(Broken Wheat Grains) Uppittu(Upma)

Ingredients:
1 cup Broken Wheat Grains / Godhi Kadi
3 cups Water
8 - 10 beans
1 medium sized Tomato
1 medium sized Onion
1/2 Carrot
Small piece of Ginger
1 tsp Dried Fenugreek leaves / Kasuri Methi
1/2 cup of Frozen Green Peas
1 - 2 strands of Curry leaves
5 - 6 strands of Coriander leaves
2 - 3 Green Chillies
3 - 4 tsp Grated Coconut
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Black Gram seeds
1 tsp Bengal Gram seeds
1 - 2 Broken Red Chillies
Pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
2 Tbs of Ghee

Recipe:
Add broken what grains in a thick bottomed vessel/pan and dry roast it for around 4-5 mins in medium flame till it gives nice aroma.

Chop all the vegetables into small pieces as shown in the picture below.

Add mustard seeds, black gram seeds, bengal gram seeds, broken red chillies and ghee in a thick bottomed vessel/pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves, green chilly, chopped ginger, asafoetida and fry them for few seconds. Add chopped onion, dried fenugreek leaves and fry them for around 3-4 minutes in low/medium flame.

Add chopped carrot, beans, frozen green peas and saute them for about 5 mins in medium flame.

Add broken wheat grains and saute them for about 1-2 mins.

Add 3 cups of hot/boiling water, chopped tomato, salt and cook them well by covering the lid.

Add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

Keep the Uppittu in low flame for about 2-3 mins and keep stirring the Uppittu.

Serve hot. The above mentioned ingredients will serve 2-3 Plates of Uppittu.